Octavio Peña is a writer and recipe developer living in San Jose, California. His work has appeared in KQED, Serious Eats, Food & Wine, Metro Silicon Valley, The Kitchn and more. At Mommy’s Bánh Mì, a ...
The seeds for Mommy's Banh Mi in San Jose were sown when owner Curtis Lai joked to his mother -- who was obsessively pursuing the perfect Vietnamese sandwich -- she was making so many she should sell ...
California’s sandwich culture thrives far from the familiar logos and crowded counters. Tucked into neighborhoods and side ...